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| The following salvias have been less than stellar for me.
Salvia Rose Queen
Marcus and Friesland at least looked good for their first blooming back in June, but Rose Queen didn't even impress me then. Since the first blooming, there has been almost nothing other than a few stray flowers. I think I read somewhere summer heat - which we certainly had - can halt a second blooming. Any thoughts? Kevin |
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| Years ago I had Rose Queen and it did not persist over the first winter. I have East Friesland, which I don't particularly like because it's too small and the foliage gets ratty, so I dug up 2 or 3 plants and gave them away in a swap. Lo and behold, it resprouted from some leftover roots. Rose Queen I couldn't keep alive, and East Friesland I couldn't kill. I don't have Marcus, but I've got May Night, Caradonna, and Snow Queen. Also grow Salvia 'Black & Blue'. Got a lot of Salvias, which is weird because mostly I dislike the smell of the foliage! |
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- Posted by linlily z5/6PA (westmay2@verizon.net) on Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 21:45
| Rose Queen has been less than steller here too this summer. The flowers have been small and there have not been many of them. I have May Night and it is one of my favorite plants - if you can deal with the smell of the foliage! It starts blooming in May and blooms off and on until frost. The bees love it too and I enjoy watching them climb all over it. It even produced a twin seedling last year, so now I have two. I also have a three year old Salvia Black And Blue that I expected to be a one year annual only. It keeps on coming back and I like it as well. Let's see, I have S. Snow Hill, which is also a good bloomer and rebloomer. And, I have a huge plant of Salvia Argentine Skies that I didn't expect to see return and it did. We did have a mild winter last year, so we will see if it comes back again. And last but not least, I have a Salvia Patens Patio Deep Blue - another one sold here as annual that surprised me and returned. Really, Rose Queen is the only dud of the bunch. Linda PS I forgot Salvia Coral Nymph that I received in a trade this year. It's definitely also one of my favorite plants and I'm saving seeds for next year since I don't expect it will come back. It has flowered constantly since I planted it. Love the colors in the flowers and it's a favorite of the hummers and bees. |
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| Don't grow Rose Queen so can't comment but did grow Marcus and it was a dud for me too. After 2 seasons I yanked it out and donated to my garden club's plant sale. Snow Hill was also a dud. For me the consistent performers have been Caradonna, May Night, Amethyst. Crimson Royal Distinction. |
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| None of the Salvia x. superba-type varieties have done all that well for me. I've grown many various hardy and supposedly tender sorts over the years. The only one currently making any garden impact is S. guaranitica (returning semi-dependably and doing very nicely after a mild winter). |
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| 'None of the Salvia x. superba-type varieties have done all that well for me.' me neither. the shrubby microphyllas/jamensis/greggiis though - top plants, even if slightly borderline tender - they are as easy to propagate as blinking, so even if they are killed over winter, a few smuggled away in a coldframe will take their place the following year. |
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